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CITA Adds Cotton Corduroy Fabric to CTPA Commercial Availability Annex
March 26, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements added certain cotton corduroy fabric to the list of items not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner under Annex 3-B of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) Implementation Act. The fabric, which is classified in subheadings 5801.22.1000 and 5801.22.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, was added in unrestricted quantities. Effective March 27, this cotton corduroy fabric may be sourced from outside the CTPA member countries without affecting eligibility for CTPA treatment.

AESDirect Offline Due to Unexpected Outage
March 25, 2013 by Jessica Arriens|Commerce Dept.

The Census Bureau's Automated Export System, AESDirect, is experiencing an unscheduled outage, the Bureau said March 24. AESDirect filers can submit shipments under the AES Downtime Policy. State Department licensable shipments cannot be exported under that policy, however, and must be held until the connection is restored and an Internal Transaction Number is received, Census said. AESPcLink users can continue creating and storing shipments in a queue on their local computer for transmission when AESDirect is brought back online.

CITA Adds Three-Thread Fleece Fabric to CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability Annex
March 22, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements added a certain three-thread fleece fabric with soft hand pigment to the list of items not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner under Annex 3.25 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR). The fabric, which is classified in subheading 6001.21 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, was added in unrestricted quantities. Effective March 25, this three-thread fleece fabric with soft hand pigment may be sourced from outside the DR-CAFTA member countries without affecting eligibility for DR-CAFTA treatment.

Census Deletes Some AES Port of Export Codes
March 22, 2013 by Jessica Arriens|Commerce Dept.

The Census Bureau has deleted some Port of Export codes in the Automated Export System. The changes are effective immediately, according to an AES broadcast, and all AESPcLink users should update their AES code tables. Users of AESDirect who file via the website will have their code tables updated automatically. The deleted Port of Export codes are:

Three-Thread Fleece Fabric Added to CAFTA-DR Commercial Availability Annex
March 21, 2013 by Jessica Arriens|Commerce Dept.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements added a certain piece dyed three-thread fleece fabric to the list of items not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner under Annex 3.25 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR). The fabric, which is classified in subheading 6001.21 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, was added in unrestricted quantities. Effective March 22, this certain piece dyed three-thread fleece fabric may be sourced from outside the DR-CAFTA member countries without destroying eligibility for DR-CAFTA treatment.

Census Discusses AES Fatal Error Response Codes 118, 250
March 21, 2013 by Jessica Arriens|Commerce Dept.

The Census Bureau sent out AES Broadcast #2013019 as part of a series of monthly educational broadcast messages on fatal errors in the Automated Export System. This month Census is highlighting AES error codes 077 (Commodity Line Item Missing) and 641 (Quantity 1 Must Be Greater Than Zero). The broadcast covers the reasons for these error messages and how to resolve them, as follows:

Acting Commerce Secretary Blank Leaving Post by July
March 19, 2013 by Brian Feito|Commerce Dept.

Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank will become chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in July, she said in an email sent to Commerce employees March 18. Blank said she "is not going anywhere in the near future" and said she looks forward to advancing the department's program and policy issues, in her email. Blank took over as acting secretary after John Bryson took a medical leave of absence last June following reports that he suffered a seizure related to three car accidents. President Barack Obama thanked Blank for her service in a statement Monday (here). Obama did not say who he would nominate as her replacement.

ITA to Host Webinar on Using Trade Promotion Agreement with Panama
March 18, 2013 by Jessica Arriens|Commerce Dept.

The International Trade Administration is hosting a webinar on the realities and benefits of the U.S. trade promotion agreement with Panama. U.S. Ambassador to Panama Jonathan Farrar, as well as representatives from the International Trade Association and Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency will present. The webinar will be held March 20 from 1-2 p.m. ET. Register (here).